Description:
(Noblewomen)
Lisa del Giocondo was an Italian noblewoman whose portrait was painted by world-renowned artist Leonardo da Vinci after it was commissioned by Lisa's husband Francesco di Bartolomeo di Zanobi del Giocondo during the Italian Renaissance. The portrait, Mona Lisa, went on to become one of the world's most recognized and iconic paintings of all time. Regarded as an exemplary masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, the Mona Lisa is one of the most valuable paintings and the most visited work of art in the world. In 2005, Lisa del Giocondo was definitively identified as the woman who modeled for the Mona Lisa.
Birthday
June 15, 0 (Gemini)
Born In
Italy
Alternative names
Lisa Gherardini
Died on
July 15, 0
Spouse/Ex-
Francesco di Bartolomeo di Zanobi del Giocondo (m. 1495 – 1538)
Parents
Antonmaria di Noldo Gherardini
Lucrezia del Caccia
Children
Andrea del Giocondo, Giocondo del Giocondo, Piero del Giocondo, Suor Beatrice, Suor Ludovica
Relatives
Camilla gherardini, Francesco gherardini, Ginevra gherardini, Giovangualberto gherardini, Noldo gherardini
How was the Mona Lisa stolen?
The Mona Lisa was famously stolen in 1911, by an Italian handyman named Vincenzo Peruggia, who took the painting from the Louvre Museum by hiding it under his clothes.
